September 29, 2008 -- Lakewood, CO - Digital Data Services, Inc. (DDS) is pleased to announce that Douglas Ruhl has been hired as the Director of Sales and Business Development.

Ruhl earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Earth and Environmental Science and a Minor in Music from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from the University of Denver. With a vast background of almost ten years in the geosciences, geographic information systems and complex geospatial sales and account management, Ruhl possesses the background and vision to bring valuable industry knowledge, strategy and tactical analysis to further elevate Digital Data Services in the upper tier of GIS service and data solution distribution. This will enable the DDS to better serve global enterprise and government needs.

Ruhl’s responsibilities will include developing new business partnerships in value added services, new geospatial data distribution solutions, customer relations, and sales management. Ruhl will also seek new opportunities throughout the Federal government by utilizing DDS’s current GSA contract. Key vertical markets to be targeted include the expansion of existing strong relationships built by DDS over the company’s twelve year history. Those industries and services include oil and gas, mining, the geosciences and civil and environmental engineering. Also, he will engage in intensive new research and innovative developments in the rapidly growing alternative energy and telecom sectors.

Digital Data Services, Inc. (DDS) is a document conversion service bureau that combines state of the art technology, proprietary processes and procedures, and a highly trained staff to produce top quality electronic files from hard copy documents. DDS is located across the street from the Earth Science Information Center (ESIC)/Map Sales Building in Denver, Colorado. Their close proximity to the USGS and vast experience in providing custom mapping solutions enable them to quickly service client requests. From custom map scanning and geo-rectification to converting paper maps into fully attributed vector data for GIS systems, DDS can assist their clients with virtually any digital mapping request.